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Poppie Nongena is a 2019 South African biographical drama film written and directed by award-winning director Christiaan Olwagen. The film is based on a biographical novel Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena (The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena) by Elsa Joubert which is also considered as one of the finest African novels of the twentieth century. The film stars Clementine Mosimane playing the title role, Anna-Mart van der Merwe and Chris Gxalaba in the lead roles. The film was released on 31 January 2020 and received positive reviews from the critics. It won several awards and nominations at a few film festivals. The film won 12 awards in the 2019 Silwerskerm Film Festival including the Best Film Accolade. The record haul of 12 awards is regarded as the highest tally ever recorded for a single film at an Afrikaans film festival.




Synopsis


The film revolves around Poppie Nongena, an Afrikaans/Xhosa South African whose life revolves around her family and finding stability in a period of immense upheaval in apartheid South Africa where women were forced by arrests. When Poppie's husband Stone becomes too ill to manage and maintain his contract work, Poppie is deemed by the state of law to be an illegal resident of the country.




Cast


Clementine Mosimane as Poppie Nongena
Anna-Mart van der Merwe as Antoinette Swanepoel
Chris Gxalaba as Stone
Nomsa Nene as Lena
Rolanda Marais as Magriet




Awards and nominations






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South African Film and Television Awards

Poppie Nongena was nominated for eight Golden Horn awards at the 2020 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA).

Best Feature Film: Helena Spring (producer of Poppie Nongena)
Best Achievement in Directing — Feature Film: Christiaan Olwagen
Best Actress — Feature Film: Clementine Mosimane
Best Supporting Actress — Feature Film: Anna-Mart van der Merwe
Best Achievement in Script Writing — Feature Film: Christiaan Olwagen and Saartjie Botha
Best Achievement in Cinematography — Feature Film: Vicci Turpin
Best Achievement in Costume Design — Feature Film: Sylvia van Heerden
Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling — Feature Film: Gale Shepherd



Camerimage

Best Film Adaptation: Christiaan Olwagen




References






External links


Poppie Nongena at IMDb
Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Poppie Nongena
• The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena
• Anna-Mart van der Merwe
• Elsa Joubert
• Thuli Dumakude
• Joe Boyd
• Carolyn Steyn
• Nomhle Nkonyeni
• Theodore Jantjies
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play